Auxiliary garment pocket



E. J. MONTGOMERY 2,825,068

AUXILIARY GARMENT POCKET March 4, 1958 7 Filed April 50, 1956 7.:- .Z.

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ATTORNEY A 2,825,068 lc Patented Mar. 4, 1958 AUXILIARY GARMENT POCKETEdwin J. Montgomery, near Langhorne, Pa.

Application April 30, 1956, Serial No. 581,768

2 Claims. (Cl. 2 247 This invention relates to an auxiliary or extrapocket for belt supported garments such as trousers, skirts, slacks,shorts and bathing trunks.

More particularly it is an object of the present invention to provide anauxiliary pocket which may be utilized to replace omitted pockets suchas a watch pocket or to substitute for worn out pockets, or which mayprovide a pocket for pocketless garments such as skirts.

More particularly, it is an aim of the present invention to provide anauxiliary pocket which will be maintained closed effectively by the beltby which the pocket is supported to enable the carrying of valuablearticles therein without risk of loss.

A further object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary pocketwhich assumes a substantially concealed position when in use.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafterbecome more fully apparent from the following description of thedrawing, illustrating a presently preferred embodiment thereof andwherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view looking toward a portion of the outerside of a garment and showing the auxiliary pocket applied thereto andsupported by the garment belt;

Figure 2 is an elevational view looking toward the inner side of thegarment portion as shown in Figure 1 and showing the auxiliary pocketapplied thereto;

Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, taken substantiallyalong a plane as indicated by the line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially along aplane as indicated by the line 4--4 of of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the blank from which the pocketis formed, on a reduced scale relative to Figures 1 and 2.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the auxiliary or extrapocket, designated generally 6, includes an inner wall 7 and an outerwall 8, which walls are preferably joined by an end fold 9 constitutinga closed bottom of the pocket 6. The side edges of the pocket walls 7and 8 are secured together in any suitable manner, as by stitching asseen as 10. The opposite upper end of the pocket 6 is open to form theopen upper end or top 11 of said pocket.

An extension 12 of the inner wall 7 of the pocket extends from said openend 11 and is turned back upon itself and secured as by stitching 13 tothe outer side of said inner wall 7 and which is disposed remote fromthe outer wall 8, to provide an elongated loop 14 which extends from theopen pocket end 11.

Figure 5 illustrates a single elongated blank of material from which thepocket 6 including a supporting loop 14 can be formed and which includesa relatively wide end portion formed by the pocket walls 7 and 8 andwhich is folded crosswise along the fold line 9 to form the pocketbottom. The extension 12 from which the loop 14 is formed is preferablyof a width less than the width of the walls 7 and 8. The longitudinaledge portions of the adjacent ends of the wall 7 and extension 12 arejoined by curved edge portions 15.

The auxiliary or extra pocket 6 is adapted to be disposed against theinner side of the upper portion 16 of a belt supported garment and withthe inner wall 7 disposed between said garment portion 16 and the outerwall 8. The loop 14 extends upwardly from the open upper end 11 of thepocket and is folded outwardly and back upon itself over the upper edge17 of the garment portion 16. The waist encircling belt 18, only aportion of which is shown, by which the garment 16 is supported, isextended through the portion of the loop 14 which extends downwardly onthe outer side of the garment portion 16, for supporting the pocket 6 ina concealed pos tion on the inner side of said garment portion 16.

The loop 14 is made of sufiicient length so that when positioned inengagement with the belt 18 for supporting the pocket 6, the open upperend 11 of the pocket will preferably be disposed at a level between theupper and lower edges of the belt 18, as best seen in Figure 3. Thepocket 6 is preferably of a sufficient length so that the bottom 9thereof will be disposed substantially below the level of the bottomedge of the belt 18, so that considerable space will be available forsupporting articles within the pocket 6 and below the level of thebottom edge of the belt 18. It will be readily apparent that when thebelt 18 is tightened about the body of the wearer the open upper end 11of the pocket and the upper pocket portion located adjacent thereto andabove the level of the bottom edge of the belt 18 will be efiectivelyheld closed by being compressed between said belt and the body of thewearer. Thus, the pocket 6 will afford a very convenient and safe pocketfor the carrying of valuables, and may obviously be made of any desiredsize.

The pocket 6 and supporting loop 14 may be formed of any suitableflexible material and the material thereof may correspond to thematerial of the belt 18 so that the loop and pocket will besubstantially invisible, or said pocket and loop may correspond to thematerial of the garment portion 16, in which case the loop 14 willresemble a conventional garment belt loop. Thus, the auxiliary pocketaffords a safe means of carrying valuables not only against the risk ofaccidental loss but also against the risk of theft.

The pocket 6 and its loop forming extension 12 may be formed ofmaterials such as fabric, leather or plastic. If formed of plastic,connections formed by heat sealing, as is conventional, may besubstituted for the stitching 10 and 13.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may be resortedto without departing from the function or scope of the invention ashereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An auxiliary garment pocket having an open upper end and including aninner wall and an outer wall, a belt receiving loop forming an extensionof said inner wall and projecting from the open end of the pocket, saidpocket being adapted to be disposed against the inner side of a garment,said loop being elongated in a direction longitudinally of the pocketand being adapted to be folded outwardly and back upon itself over anupper edge of the garment and being adapted to have a bodyencirclinggarment-supporting belt extend through the loop portion disposed on theouter side of said garment portion for supporting the pocket on theinner side of the garment portion, said pocket and loop being formedfrom a single elongated strip of material having end portions foldedback upon and secured to an intermediate portion of the strip to formthe pocket and loop.

2. An auxiliary pocket formed from a single elongated stripto'fmaterialeahaving-end -portions folded back upon andsecuredtooppositesides of a portion disposedtherea'flexible material, saidpockethaving anopen inner end 5 and said looptextending. from said open innerend of the pocket and being adapted to befolded back upon itselftherebeyond, said pocket and the looptportion. located adjacenttheretovbeing adapted top be disposed on the inner sideofi aportion. ofa garment, the loopiportion disposed remote from said pocket beingadapted to be disposed on the outer side of the garment portion andbeing adapted to havea body-encircling garmenbsupporting belt ex-\tending therethrough for supporting the pocket from the belt.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,005,526 Fishman Oct. 10, 19H 1,599,688 Sullivan Sept. 14, 19262,558,382 Previdi June 26, 1951

